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ISLAMABAD: Outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) maintains a nexus with Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which continues to fuel terrorism, sabotage, and societal destabilization across Balochistan and other parts of Pakistan. This nexus provides funding, training, weapons, and logistical support, enabling the outfit to exploit vulnerable local women and youth as tools for suicide bombings … Read more

ISLAMABAD: Political temperatures ahead of the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) elections rose further on Saturday after PTI senior leader Asad Qaiser claimed he was stopped from reaching Islamabad airport and subsequently missed his flight to Skardu for the party’s campaign activity. Qaiser accused the Punjab police of blocking his route to the airport and effectively keeping him … Read more

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that a husband is legally bound to fulfill commitments made to his wife in a separate agreement in addition to the dower (Haq Mehr) recorded in the Nikahnama. The court issued this verdict as it upheld a trial court decision directing a husband to transfer a five-marla … Read more

US president had planned musical celebration of 250th anniversary of country’s independence WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s troubled bid for a star-studded musical celebration of the 250th anniversary of US independence took yet another hit Friday after three more acts pulled out citing political tensions. Trump’s administration had publicized multiple headliners for a “Freedom 250” concert … Read more

Says police did not allow entry into Islamabad Airport, kept him in custody until flight departed ISLAMABAD: Senior leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Asad Qaiser on Saturday claimed that he was barred from reaching Islamabad Airport and missed his flight to Skardu for the election campaign in Gilgit Baltistan (G-B). In a statement on … Read more

Arafat Minhas took 5-32 on ODI debut against Australia to become the first Pakistani bowler to claim a five-wicket haul on debut. Photo: PCB Pakistan outspun Australia by five wickets in the first one-day international in Rawalpindi with spinner Arafat Minhas becoming the first home bowler to take five wickets on ODI debut on Saturday. … Read more

Rajasthan Royals coach Kumar Sangakkara says 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is ready to represent India. Photo: AFP MUMBAI: Teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been the toast of the cricket world in a stunning IPL season for Rajasthan Royals — and coach Kumar Sangakkara says the 15-year-old is ready to represent India. Sooryavanshi’s 96 runs on Friday in … Read more

Nexus funds, arms and trains militants exploiting women and youth for bombings and anti-state acts People and police officers gather after a blast near a railway track in Quetta, Pakistan, May 24, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer The banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) maintains a nexus with Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), … Read more

Tedros urges more aid in Kinshasa, saying Ebola response has received only a third of needed funds World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrives in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 30, 2026. PHOTO: AFP The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief on Saturday called on communities in the … Read more

Calls for court action to protect democratic rights and public confidence in the electoral process Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mohammad Sohail Afridi and Chief Justice of the Supreme Appellate Court of Gilgit-Baltistan, Justice Sardar Muhammad Shamim Khan. Photo: File Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mohammad Sohail Afridi on Saturday wrote to the chief justice of the Supreme Appellate … Read more